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The Rise of the Research University
A Sourcebook
Authors: MENAND Louis, Reitter Paul, Wellmon Chad
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Publication date: 02-2017
395 p. · Paperback
395 p. · Paperback
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The modern research university is a global institution with a rich history
that stretches into an ivy-laden past, but for as much as we think we know
about that past, most of the writings that have recorded it are scattered
across many archives and, in many cases, have yet to be translated into
English. With this book, Paul Reitter, Chad Wellmon, and Louis Menand
bring a wealth of these important texts together, assembling a fascinating
collection of primary sources - many translated into English for the first
time - that outline what would become the university as we know it.
The editors focus on the development of American universities such as Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and the Universities of Chicago, California, and Michigan. Looking to Germany, they translate a number of seminal sources that formulate the shape and purpose of the university and place them next to hard-to-find English-language texts that took the German university as their inspiration, one that they creatively adapted, often against stiff resistance. Enriching these texts with short but insightful essays that contextualize their importance, the editors offer an accessible portrait of the early research university, one that provides invaluable insights not only into the historical development of higher learning but also its role in modern society.
The editors focus on the development of American universities such as Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and the Universities of Chicago, California, and Michigan. Looking to Germany, they translate a number of seminal sources that formulate the shape and purpose of the university and place them next to hard-to-find English-language texts that took the German university as their inspiration, one that they creatively adapted, often against stiff resistance. Enriching these texts with short but insightful essays that contextualize their importance, the editors offer an accessible portrait of the early research university, one that provides invaluable insights not only into the historical development of higher learning but also its role in modern society.
General Introduction
- Part 1. German Research Universities
- Part 2. Americans Abroad and Returning
- Part 3. American Adaptations
- Part 4. Undergraduate Education in the University
- Part 5. Diversity and Inclusion: Female University Students
-Part 6. General Education
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
- Part 1. German Research Universities
- Part 2. Americans Abroad and Returning
- Part 3. American Adaptations
- Part 4. Undergraduate Education in the University
- Part 5. Diversity and Inclusion: Female University Students
-Part 6. General Education
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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